The Brookhaven leader., 1887-05-12

low.
Any one wishing good teacher for
simmer school would do well to apply
at this Office.
CIsrERNs-A. Riggs & Bro, 247 Dclord
strect, near Dry AIDES, New O,leaus. Send
for price list.
The Magee House has lately been
reshingled and painted and put in
thorough repair.
You will get better bargains with quail
ity, price, ETC., cOnsidered) at kUhlman's
Great Cash House.
Mr.. D. Scbwem will soon begin the
erection of q handsome residence on his
lot west of the College.
II you want a cool, fresh, exhilerating
drink, try LewenthaPs ice-coId soda wa
ter, only S cents glass.
Tho Baptist Mite Meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Gartman on
next Friday evening. All invited.
When the voters of East's Mill endorsed
Sessions for the Legislature they meant
business. He's a good man to back.
Our delegates TO the Sunday School
Convention at Jackson were delighted
with the kindly hospita lities that wa
extended them.
Another painter has come to town. All
she houses in town will soon he painted
free of clarg--whcn TIE editor viii be
nble TO have his done.
The City Council met OH the first Mon
day night and allowed the usual monthly
accounts and ordered that the city public
schools be closed Tuesday, May 3rd.
The ladies of the Wesleyan Society
will sell ice-cream and straw berries ~ the
Masonic Hall tn-morrow evening as
usual. Price 10 cents saucer Give
them call.
Miss Mary McCloskey left Saturday
evening for her home i'll New Orleans to
spend her vacation. Her many friends
here regret he, departure and will wei
ONE her return.
Hon. jeff. Truly WAS in town last
Thursday shaking hands with the
sovcreigns and looking after his fences
HE LEADER acknowledges a pleasant
call from him during his stay.
At the Band of Hope meeting Oh last
Saturday evening, for the purpose ~
electihg May Queen for the coming
celebration on the goth, the graceful little
Minnie Frilick was chosen Queen.
Powell has the greatest variety ofgoods
of any Louise in town ana he sells them
cheap. Ifyou want the lowest prices on
bacon, -four, hrms, sugar, coffee and rice
60 to Powell's.
DR.. John Magee, of Caseyville, one OF
chr most valured Patrons, favored this
office with welcome call last Thursday
He and his family were stopping in town
with their kiudsuan, Hon. Il. II. Thomp
ON,
Rev. J. II. Gambrell, the great tenn
perance lecturer of Mississippi, is dubbed
Colonel by some of the Scott county folks.
They've made a Colonel out of IL preach
or. Well, he is worthy 10 be General
III THIS Prohibition war waged against the
whisky trafflc.-Clay County Leader.
Thi. scribe regrets being absent both
when the Methodist ladies sent him SO
lavish o treat and also on Saturday when
the Baptist sisters remembered him.
May abundant success crown the efforts
of these noble women.
The editor left Tuesday afternoon to at
tend the Press Convention which met in
Meridian yesterday. and wo hope any
shortcomings whi'h may appear in this
Issue will be attributed by our readers To
his absence.
There is, in tho Governors office,
portrait OF the late Alex. X. Me
Chung. Upon inquiry it was learn
ed that the portrait was painted when
Col. McClupg was young man, by a Mr..
Saunders, and artist of reputation, form
erly q resident of Columbus in tbs State
but now, at an advanced age, living in
NV Orleans. Tho portrait belonged
to the late Doctor Meade, of Brook haven,
and in accordance with an expressed wish
of his, was sent to the Governor by his
widow, Mrs. +. A. Meade. to be presented
to the stste.-Stats Ledger.
Rev. J. r. Parish has accepted call
from the Baptist Church at TangiphOa,
La, where he preached several years ago,
and also from Abberville Church, Lafay
cite county, church which has until
now been under the pastoral charge Of
Rev. DIR. J. L. johnson, of tho State
University, but we are glad to know will
continue to make Brookhaven his home
IL would really be a wise thing if the
citizens Of Brood haven would unite anG
establish a good Male school with Mr..
Parish at ita head. He IL confsssedly one
If the finest educators If the State. and
has peculiar gifts for trainin. bays,